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Regional powers influence on the ongoing war in Yemen
The war in Yemen is in its sixth year with no end in immediate sight. The humanitarian and political crisis has left millions of Yemenis in need of urgent humanitarian…
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Amidst Belarus protests Russia to increase its influence on Lukashenko
The situation development in Belarus following the presidential elections makes a scenario of the Kremlin's growing influence on official Minsk quite real. Since the mid-2000s the federal media have called…
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Accusing Iran of paying bounties to Taliban covers up for Russians and seems questionable
An attempt to put the blame on Iran for paying bounties to Taliban fighters for targeting coalition troops might be guided by the failure to renew sanctions against Tehran, looking…
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The lansinginstitute.org recommends a new report from The Sentry, shows that in an effort to evade the international sanctions designed to disrupt its nuclear weapons program, North Korea exploited vulnerabilities…
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China on its Way to Unify Africa
The African continent is a key region where China is expanding and turning to the most important player. ‘The South-South’ strategy is being successfully implemented and, probably, by 2050 China…
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Russian Agent in Norway: False Nord Stream 2 Security Certificates or Industrial Espionage?
Russia may have corrupted European government officials who issued permits for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline construction. The arrest of a Russian intelligence agent in Oslo, Norway, might speak…
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Scenarios unfolding in Belarus and challenges for developing democracy there
Having assessed possible scenarios for developments in Belarus, we assume that Russia would come back as the main beneficiary under any of them. Possibility for Russia to unfold a military…
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Reasons for DPRK Prime-minister resignation
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has appointed Kim Tok Hun a new Prime-minister of the North Korean cabinet instead of Kim Jae Ryong, who had been relieved from his…
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China: how to exchange the host and the guest roles
Stratagem 30 of an ancient Chinese military treatise says, ‘Find an entrance and move forward until you usurp leadership’. It means to seize an initiative and power by progressively slow…